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R-229
BOARD OF G O V E R N O R S
OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

217

WASHINGTON
ADDRESS

April 16, 1938.

Dear Sir:
There is attached a copy of the report of expenses of the main lines of the
Federal Reserve Leased Wire System for the
month of March, 1938.
Please credit the amount payable by
your bank to the Board, as shown in the last
column of the statement, to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in your daily statement of credits through the Inter-district
Settlement Fund for the account of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
and advise the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by wire the amount and purpose of the
credit.
Very truly yours,

Q/CfaoU/,
0. E. Foulk,
Fiscal Agent.

Inclosure.
TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
EXCEPT RICHMOND

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OFFICIAL C O R R E S P O N D E N C E
TO THE BOARD

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218

REPORT OF EXPENSES OF MAIN LINES OF FEDERAL RESERVE
LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. 1958

Words Sent
Reserve

ofWords

B

- ,,

p

Chargeable ^ r g l

Total 2

Expenses

Payable

^ B^ks

Board

»»£(a

ISr

"*

Sent

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

58,476
.122,654
72,217
49,065

2,582
2,607
2,666

41,058
122,554
74,824
51,731

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

48,603
63,286
84,569
71,761

2,576
2,516
2,809
2,529

51,179
65,802
87,378
74,290

675.10
867.99
1,152.60
979,96

184.14
276.07
1,154.78
252.08

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

31,613
67,440
64,516
81,672

2,583
2,573
2,586
2,602

54,196
70,015
67,102
84,274

451.08
923.54
885.14
1,111.66

169.76
259.18
267.75
380.90

487,765

6,454.08

12,579.22

28,629 1,512,164

#17,508.74

Board of
Governors
Total

487,765
1,283,535

flZL

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"
#

541.60
1,616.61
987.00
682.38

I

514.75 I
| 226.87
1,015.06
603.55
236.61
750.59
220.46
461.92
490.96
591.92
2.18(*)
727.88
281.52
664.56
617.39
730.76

#17,508.74 I
$6,147.52
2.18(a)
#6,145.14

(l) Based on cost per word ($.013190988) for business handled during the month.
(2) Payments by banks are for personal services and payments by Board are for personal services ($1,472.80) and wire rental ($11,106.42). Personal services
include salaries of main line operators and of clerical help engaged in work
on main line business, such as counting the number of words in messages; also,
overtime and supper money and Retirement System contributions at the current
service rate.
(-*) Credit
(a) Amount reimbursable to Chicago.